In this issue:
International Children's and Young Adult Literature Celebration November 21- UW-Madison Campus (Memorial Union)
The International Children's Literature Day is an all-day interactive workshop for K-12 educators, librarians, and children's literature enthusiasts, with an aim to internationalize statewide reading curriculum. This event is being sponsored by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC).
The 2009 Celebration wil feature Sylviane Diouf, Rachna Gilmore, Kelly Herold, and James Rumford.
For more information and registration, please click here.
Teacher Workshop - "Bringing the Euro and Europe into the Classroom"
Friday, November 20
10am-2.30pm
Chicago Federal Reserve, Chicago, ILThe Chicago Federal Reserve is hosting this half-day teacher orientation session. The workshop will discuss aspects of the European economy, including how Europe is dealing with the global economic crisis. The workshop will also focus on how to prepare for the Euro Challenge (http://www.euro-challenge.org/news/) competition, but is intended more generally to introduce interactive exercises and resources available for use in the classroom. The workshop is a free event. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
If you are interested in participating, please RSVP by Tuesday November 10 to Csanád Siklós (Assistant Director, European Studies Alliance): Email: siklos@wisc.edu, Phone: (608) 265-4766.
International Education Project Examples Needed
A Task Force of the DPI's International Education Council is collecting exemplary curriculum in international education. Does your classroom, school or district have something going on that would be helpful to others? Projects, units and activities, important initiatives—if so,please consider submitting ideas. Our idea is to post videos and curriculum on a webpage to be accessed by interested teachers and administrators.
We NEED you to promote yourself! Let us know what you are doing that is exciting, and that you think might be of interest to others.
Visit the BLOG on the FIE homepage to submit ideas (scroll down to "New Friends of International Education Blog").
International Exchange Opportunities for Teachers and Principals
Travel to Argentina, Brazil, Greece, India, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Thailand and Uruguay
The Educational Seminar grants include all travel, living and program expenses. These grants are funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International Education. For full announcements and an application form please go to http://www.americancouncils.org/ES.
APPLY NOW: FOR THE 2010-2011 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FOR PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Argentina Administrators: U.S. principals partner with an Argentine principal in a three-week educational seminar and work shadow exchange where principals work as a team with their partners on issues of mutual interest to their students, schools and communities. U.S. principals will host their exchange partner in their school and arrange a home stay in their district mid-October to early November, 2010 and travel to Argentina in June or July, 2011 for a reciprocal exchange.
Brazil Award Winning Principals: U.S. principals host Brazilian award winning principals in U.S. schools for two weeks at the end of October to early November 2010. U.S. principals may apply to travel to Brazil for two weeks in early August 2010. Participants on exchange interact with teachers and students, share perspectives on leadership and innovation in school management, and participate in a seminar on innovation in public school management.
Greece Classics Teachers Seminar: U.S. high school and college teachers of Latin, Greek, Ancient or Classical Studies travel to Athens from mid-June to the end of July, 2010 to learn about the topography and monuments of Greece in their historical context, the interpretation of literature and historical writings and how ancient sources may be used to interpret archaeological discoveries.
India Summer Teacher Program: U.S. high school teachers of Math, Science or English travel to New Delhi in early July to mid-August, 2010 to team teach with their Indian counterpart in their subject area. While in India teachers take part in cultural visits and may work on community service projects.
Italy Classics Teachers Seminar: U.S. high school and college teachers of Latin, Greek or Classical Studies travel to Rome mid-June to mid-August, 2010 to learn about the development of Rome from the earliest settlements through the study of material remains: architecture, sculpture, painting, and through literary sources and the social history of ancient Greeks, Romans, and others along the Bay of Naples.
Jordan Administrators: U.S. schools host an administrator from Jordan from the end of September to mid-October, 2010 to shadow U.S. administrators, observe U.S. teachers and students during regular classes, and experience home hospitality in the host community in order to gain first-hand knowledge of professional development opportunities for administrators and teachers, learn about parental involvement and volunteerism; observe student council and PTA meetings; and to participate in cultural outings.
Mexico Administrators: U.S. principals partner with a Mexican principal in a three-week educational seminar and work shadow exchange where principals work as a team with their partners on issues of mutual interest to their students, schools and communities. U.S. principals will host their exchange partner in their school and arrange a home stay in their district mid-October to mid-November, 2010 and travel to Mexico in late June to early July, 2011 for a reciprocal exchange.
Thailand Teachers and Administrators: U.S. elementary, middle and high school teachers or department chairs and middle and high school principals partner with Thai counterpart educators to work on issues of mutual interest to their students, schools and communities. U.S. educators will host their Thai exchange partners for two weeks from late March to mid-April, 2010 and may apply for a reciprocal exchange to travel to Thailand for two weeks in early July 2010.
Uruguay Teachers and Administrators: U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers and secondary school principals may host a Uruguayan educator in early February 2010 for two weeks and/or apply to participate in a reciprocal exchange to Uruguay in mid-July to early August, 2010. The program is designed to create linkages between participants and to promote innovative ideas in teaching and school administration.
Interested in teaching or research abroad?
In partnership with the Academy for Educational Development and the U.S. State Department, iEARN-USA is offering an exciting opportunity for educators interested in spending a semester or a year abroad: the Distinguished Awards in Teaching programs.
The Distinguished Awards program offers fellowships to highly accomplished U.S. and international teachers to receive a grant to study at a university, conduct research, teach classes and workshops, and develop a capstone project pertaining to their field of educational inquiry during a semester overseas. This year's participating countries include: Argentina, Finland, India, Israel, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States. Deadline for applying to the Distinguished Awards program is January 15, 2010. *Additional countries may be added prior to the January 15th deadline.
As a program partner, iEARN-USA will be providing a pre-departure online course to prepare Fulbright Teacher Exchange participants for teaching and living abroad. Participants of both programs will also have interavtive online forums on the iEARN-USA platform, designed for communication and collaboration prior to, during and after the exchange period.
For application forms and more information on both programs, please visit www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org.
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